Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 133 | 131 | 115 | 127 | 123 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 256 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:55PM1.65m | 11:30AM1.69m | 11:49PM1.61m | 12:21PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.36m | 5:35PM0.45m | 5:54AM0.39m | 6:26PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 169 | 133 | 131 | 115 | 127 | 123 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 324 | 256 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 5 | S 3 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 60 | 97 | 129 | 84 | 123 | 173 | 186 | 21 | 5 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 102 | 298 | 280 | 216 | 171 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
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